Animal-releasing device.



8. PATENTBD `JUNB 2 1908. No 88987 H. J. HANsoN.

ANIMAL RBLBASING DEVICE.'

APPLICATION FILED NOY. 6,1906.

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ANIMAL EELEASING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED HOY. 3,1906.

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H J HANSON ANIMAL-RELEASING DEVICE.

I APPLICATION FILED NOV 6 190B sllfvihwooza N l AUNITED sTATEs' PATENTOFFICE.

HANS J. HANSON, OF RACINE, WIS-CONSIN.

ANIMAL-RELEASING DEVICE.

No. seovs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 2, 1908.

Application filed November 6, 1906. Serial No. 342,213.

To all whom it may, concern:

Be it known that I, HANS J. I-IANsoN, a citizen of the Unitedl States,residing at Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin,have. invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Animal-ReleasingDevices; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to releasingr vdevices and more particularly tothat class of device employed in releasing horses and cattle from theirstalls or stanchions and my object is to provide means whereby thestanchions or securing devices may be released instantly andsimultaneously from a point without the building..

` A further object is to provide means for releasing,ur a doorsimultaneously with the releasing of the'stanohions or the like.

A 'still further object is to provide means -for locking the releasingdevice in its opened or closed position.

' Other objects and advantages will be hereinaftcr referred to and moreparticularly apointed out in the'claims.

' In the accompanyingr drawings which are made a part of thisapplication, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a plurality of cattlesecuring stanchions i device secured thereto,

the stancliions being shown as. closed.

Fig. 2 isa detailyiew,

' partly in section, showing the stanchions open. Fig. 3 is a sectionalview asseen from line 3*3 Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an elevation of the outsideof a building showing the operating lever for my improved releasingdevice. Fig. 5 is an elevation of a device for locking the releasinglever in its several positions. Fig.

' '6 is a sectional `View as' seen from line .6*6

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Fig. 7 is a plan view, partly in sec# a plurality of stalls .such asused in stabling horses with my improved releasing mechanism securedthereto. Figav 8 is a seetional view through one of the stalls'as seenfrom lline 8-8` Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a sectional view as seen -from thedotted line 9-9 Fg. 8. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the outside of abuilding showing theoperating mechanism vfor my improved releasingdevice, and, Fig.

1,1 is a similar viewof form. 'of operating device.

' Referring;` to the drawings in .which similar reference numeralsdesignate Corresponding a slightly modified with my improved releasingVcured a connecting rod 1 8. The the rod 18 is pivotally secured toalever- 19,

parts throughout the several views, l indicates the walls of a buildingwithin which is located at any convenient oint la plurality of uprights2, said uprights 'icing so disposed as to form feeding spaces forcattle.

Disposed between the uprights 2 are stan chien-bars 3 andfi, the lowerends of said stanchion bars being secured to a plate 5 while the upperends thereof are disposed between parallel beams 6 and 7, the bar 3being rigidly secured to the plate and beams while the lower end of thebar 4 is.'pivotally secured to the'plate 5 and the upper end thereofLnovably disposed between the beams 6 an 7.

locking bar 11 pivotally'secured between the beams 6 and 7 said loc ngbar having a projection 12 at its free end which is adapted to engage ashoulder 1.8 upon the stanchlon bar 4 when the stanchion is inits-closed position the object oi' the locking bar being to hold thestanchion 4 in a vertical position and pre-` vert the same from beingopened by the anima The upper end of the stanchion bar 4 is p'rovidedwith an ear 14, to which is secured one end of a chain l5, the op ositevendofthe chain being secured at a rec etermined point to the chain 10 sothatw ien the shaft 8 1s rotated the locking bar 1 1 will be elevatedout of engagement with the stanchion, bar` through the medium of thearm9 andchain v10 and 'a ter the'lockingbar 11 hasbeen elevatedsufficiently to clear the end of the stanchion bar 4, the chain'15 willhave Abeen drawn taut Horizontally disposed through the upand thestanchion moved laterally upon its'- pivot point 16, .which operationWillrelease the animal from the stanchion.

The shaft 8 is extended through lthe Wall- 1 and is plrovided on itsouter 17 to t e free en d of whichV 's ivotally Se- Ilower .findof saidlevenb'eing ivotally secured, to a base member -20 which -is inturnsecured to the' wall 1, one end of the -lever adjacent theconnection .between the lever and the'rod. 18 being. provided with'A acurved extension ".21V whlle the opposite end thereof formed. into-1 endWitlianar'm.

a handle 22 by which means the leverl is rocked upon. its pivot point23.

\ one side.

It will now be seen that by this lconstruction all of the animals whichare secured between the stanchion bars 3 and 4 may be simultaneouslyreleased' without the o perator entering the building -as byzgraspingthe handle 22 and moving that en of the lever 19 downwardly the shaft 8will be rocked through the me iuin ofthe arm 17 and rod 1 8 therebycausing the arms 9 and chain secured thereto to release the upper end ofthe movable stanchion and swiii the lsame to At the same time t at thehandle end of the lever is disposed to release the vstanchions thecurved extension 21 willl,e'n

gage a latch 24 pivotally 'secured at' a convenient oint upon a door 25thereby releasing the etch 24 from the kee' r 26 Where- Iupon the spring27 will swing t e door upon .itsfhinges and o en the same thereby em'itting" the catt e to leave the building at I .Teprevent theaccidental operation of the releasing mechanism I dispose in the path ofthe lever 19 a air of spring operated en ag-A ing dogs 28 W ich arepivota vis disposed between the bifurcated portion of the guide 32 asbest shown in Fi 4 of the drawing. The handle end of the ever 19 iselevated and secured into en agement with the upperA securing dog; but sould it be desired to release the stanchion, pressure is brought to bearupon the handle 33 which action depresses' the s ring 31 and elevatesthe hooked end of the ocking dog out of enga ement with the-lever19whereupon this of the lever may be lowered into engagement vwith the oposite locking dog which will likewise hol the leverin its ad-f. justedosition untill such time as the handle 'thei'eo is depressed.

" i That form of releasing mechanism shown iii'Figs. 7, 8 and 9 isadapted 4more particul" larly for use in connection with releasinghorses and in this instance the vshaft 8 isd1s posed preferably throughthe man'ger or feed trough 34 and in this instance' the chains areAdier@ e' y their ree'ends with depending engaging meinvupwardly-extendingfen aging 'members 36 `l 'u onasecuringbolt v37.

used with andthe arms l9 provided at bers 35 which are adapted tocoperatewith' he bolt 37 isprefe 1a 1y square in cross section and isadapted to ,.-..enter a square opening in the housing 38 dislili-posedaround the arms fiend aportionthereof sedeva extended through .the wallsof the' ma er. The outerend of the bolt 37 is provided an eye 39 towhich is secured one end of a halter stra or chain 40. B, thisconstruction it will e seen that when lrhe bolt 37 is disposed into engaement with the arms 9 that the horses wi be securely held within thestalls and` as soon as the shaft 8 is rotated and the engaging member onthe armsv disengaged from the en agin members u on the bolts that saidbots will be release and can be readily removed fromv their'socketsthereby releasing the horses from the manger.

The lever for operating that form of rei leasing mechanism shown inFigs. 7,8 and 9 is also Islightly different from that form of.I

lever shown in Fig.l 4 in that the lever is-secured directly to the endof the shaft 8 and the latch engaging portion of the lever is notcurved, this form of lever being shownin 10 of the drawing. I1

Fig. 11 I have shown a slightly modified form of lever from that shownin Fi 10 lin that the latch engaging end of the everl is shortened and abell crank lever 41 is pivotally secured to the wall'l adjacent the endof the door latch 24 so that one arm of the bell crank lever will engagethe end of the latch 24 and'release the saine from the keeper 26 whilethe opposite arm of the lever 41 is ivotally connected to theshort endofthe ever 19 by means of a itman 42.'

The main object in t device is to pro- 'l vide means for quicklyreleasing the animals from their stalls in case of fire and it will bereadily seen that all of the animals can be simultaneously released andthe door opened without having to enter the building.

What I claim is:

1. The combination with an animal secuiing andholding device; of ashaft, arms on the shaft adapted to engage the securing and holdingdevice, a leyer adapted to rotate said shaft, sprin actuated dogs in thepath-of said lever a a 'ted to alternately engage the lever and hol vitin its adjusted position.

. 2`. The combination .with a releasing device having a lever to operatethelsame; of

flocking dogs in the path of saidle'ver whereby when the lever is movedin eitner direction it willA be engaged by one of said do and held inits adjusted (position, and additional means to move said lever.

3. The combination with aninclosure; of an animal securing and holdindevice, a

og into rengagement with the shaft extending through one wa ofsaid in'-closure, arms on saidV shaft and rigid therewith, means to connect saidarms withthe animal securing device, means on the outer surface ofsaid-wall to rotate said shaft and -s ring actuated means whereby saidsecuring evice may position. I

4. The combination with an inclosure; of

be retainedin its operative iio' @come an animal securing and holdingdevice, a' shaft extending through one Wall of said inclosure7 arms onsaid shaft7 means to connect said arms with the animal securing device,a door for said inclosurc, a latch lon said door and means on the outersurface of said wall to Simultaneously rotate said shaft and releasesaid latch. I

5. The combination with an inclosure; of an animal securing and holdingdevice, a shaft extending through one wall of said inclosurc, arms'onsaid shaft and rigid therewith, means to connect said arms with theanimal securing device, a spring opened door l'or said inclosure, alatchon said door, aA

keeper for said latch7 means on the outer surl'aoe oi' said wall tosimultaneously rotate said shaft' and release said latch from its keeperand additional means whereby said securing device may be retained in itsoperative position.

6. '.lhe combination with a releasing de- ,vice having a lever tooperate the same; of

